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"Lin Jiayang is not in Beijing right now, wait for him to come back, find a chance to invite him to visit you."

Mu Ning didn't react for too long. He knew that Lin Jiayang was gaining momentum now, and he was a favorite with unlimited potential and high cost performance in everyone's eyes.It is understandable that Zhong Yizhen is curious about him.

When Zhong Yizhen was gone, Mu Ning found a corner to call Anna and report the evening schedule.

"Ah? I'm going to discuss cooperation with a brand today, and I wanted to take you with me." Anna had just landed in Beijing when the non-stop broadcasting sound from the airport came through the phone.

"which brand?"

"Adidas. Although it is a sports brand, it still stands firm in the fashion circle. Don't think about anything else, let's take it step by step."

"Adi? Can they have me?"

Mu Ning himself is a guest of many high-end luxury brands. Before leaving Zhuang Yao, he basically used Zhuang Yao's personal buyers, but Mu Ning is very clear about his commercial value as a star.No matter how good Anna has a good relationship with the brand, it is unlikely to force a young actor who doesn't even have an endorsement into these upstream brands in the fashion circle.

"Don't worry about it, it's about Yangliu and me. Go to dinner with Zhong Yizhen and the others, and socialize well." Anna notified, she simply hung up, and didn't even give Mu Ning a chance to sigh .

Mu Ning could feel that Zhong Yizhen and Zhao Qian intended to win him over.Cliques are indispensable in the entertainment industry, Zhong Yizhen and the powerful resources and connections behind him are indeed extremely attractive.

When he was with Zhuang Yao in the past, Mu Ning never felt that the entertainment industry was a big place.

In the earliest time, he was in the group, young and innocent.He only knows how to fight for it, but he doesn't know what a second on the stage means.Later, when I met Zhuang Yao, in his eyes, the entertainment industry was the one-acre land that Mr. Zhuang and the Juheng Group owned.He couldn't see outside, and he didn't want to.It wasn't until he left Juheng and returned to the sea that he realized how completely changed the entertainment industry had been in the past ten years.So many people are struggling to survive at the bottom, fighting for a second of footage, still willingly floating in it, waiting for the patronage of fate.And now, he is one of them.

If Zhong Yizhen could offer him this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how could he not accept it?

At the evening dinner, Mu Ning and Zhong Yizhen arrived first, but Wucheng was late.

"Come on, you will be punished first for being late." Zhong Yizhen pushed a full glass of wine in front of Wu Cheng, Wu Cheng smiled and lost his breath.

"How is it changed?" Zhong Yizhen asked.

"It was changed according to his intention, you look back, if it doesn't work, it's still according to your intention." After Wucheng finished speaking, he quickly added: "After all, most of it is your play."

Mu Ning was eating with his head down, but when he heard them talking about Gu Qiming, he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

Zhong Yizhen didn't ask in detail, and naturally she didn't criticize Gu Qiming's opinions too much. Instead, she talked with Wu Cheng about anecdotes on the set, and everything at the dinner table was as usual.Mu Ning doesn't know much about wine table etiquette, and he doesn't know much about drinking.At most, when Zhong Yizhen and Wucheng are in high spirits, they stand up to toast, and they are transparent people in normal times.

After the 90s, the popularity of Hong Kong movies declined, and Wu Cheng was one of the few Hong Kong directors who came to the mainland to develop in advance.The Beijing circle with Zhong Yizhen as the core is not so easy to advance. Wucheng and Zhong Yizhen can maintain a good relationship, which is also the reason why he has such achievements in the mainland.

"The mainland is the sea, and we are just small fry." Wucheng said: "Too many people reach the top and then fall. If I can maintain the status quo, I will be satisfied."

"You don't have to worry too much, our show can be popular. Now the capital is not a big deal, it's better to get a movie. What's more, there is still Lao Zhong here." Zhao Qian said with a smile: "He has Which movie did you make this year, but this time it's not all for your support."

Wu Cheng clasped his hands together as a certificate of thanks, Zhong Yizhen hurriedly asked him to put it down, and handed him another glass of wine.Wucheng went on to say: "A few years ago to cater to the market, I also filmed IPs, but the response was not very good. This time it is a risk. If it doesn't work, I will go back to Hong Kong and rely on my son to support me."

As a famous award-winning director, Wu Cheng has a great reputation, and in recent years, he has been beaten by commercial capital inevitably.This time he boldly returned to the action movies he is good at, probably because he didn't want to completely smash his own brand - Mu Ning rejected the important role of the Lunar New Year movie and took on "Speed ​​​​Storm", and he also wanted to gamble. Bundle.

The next day was still full of shows, so everyone at the table was just having a drink.After drinking and eating, he was ready to leave the show. When Mu Ning got up, he passed by Zhong Yizhen, and heard Zhong Yizhen and Wu Cheng say: "As for the play, let's do it as it is tomorrow."

Mu Ning looked back at Zhong Yizhen in disbelief, and then heard Wu Cheng say: "I know, it's only tomorrow, I'm afraid of Mr. Gu..."

Zhong Yizhen said: "Tomorrow I will come and talk to him."

Mu Ning's footsteps froze, he didn't understand why Zhong Yizhen would do this, while agreeing to Gu Qiming, but at the same time...

Zhong Yizhen noticed Mu Ning's pause, and said to him with the usual expression, "What's wrong?"

he knows.Zhong Yizhen knows everything.Even though they never said a word on the bright side, Zhong Yizhen knew how urgent Mu Ning was, knew how close Mu Ning and Lin Jiayang were, and knew that Mu Ning was always curious about Gu Qiming.So all the confusion made sense in an instant.

"...It's nothing." Mu Ning was silent for a while, and then replied: "Mr. Zhong, be careful on the road, it seems to be a little rainy outside."

Zhong Yizhen nodded with satisfaction: "Okay."

……

Zhuang Yao never took the initiative to go home, especially after he went to England to study in public school.In fact, Zhuang Yao's decision to go to England to study is exactly the choice that the Zhuang family forced him to make.Zhuang Yao was not a dude in the past, he was the youngest son of the Zhuang family, and it stands to reason that he should be loved by thousands of people, but in his childhood, his mother was always alienated from him, and his father was the most strict Standards for their own children, but Zhuang Yao is not too demanding.However, for a father in a high position, letting go is not a good thing.

Zhuang Yao knew that he was not qualified to be arrogant and domineering.In that courtyard house hidden behind many shade trees, he chose obedient and obedient as his umbrella.

Zhuang Yao has two older brothers and one older sister.The eldest brother is an official, a cadre who rose from the grassroots.The second brother is in business, and has been going through the pains of transformation in recent years.My sister is in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sometimes sent overseas, and comes back once every few years.The brother-in-law is also the son of a high-ranking official.

The more prominent Zhuang Yao's family is, the more low-key he should be.He doesn't want to obey the arrangements of the family, and he doesn't like to do business.He loves acting, he loves theater.So, without telling anyone, he studied drama in England.But in the eyes of Zhuang Yao's father, acting is not a serious profession, and he can't bear that his son is an "actor".

Zhuang Yao finally chose a compromise.

Memories flooded his mind, Xu Ping turned around and called Zhuang Yao a few times before he came back to his senses.Zhuang Yao didn't live in this courtyard for long.When he was very young, he lived in a secluded and deep three-story house, and it was only after he grew up that he moved here.And his father lived here for 30 years.Zhuang Yao was the first one to leave home. It was his own idea to study abroad. His father originally disagreed, but Chen Zhen helped a lot.Later, his older brothers and sisters moved away one after another, got married and started a business, and only his parents lived here, as well as the one who took care of them: Aunt Chang.

It was not easy to drive in the alley, so Zhuang Yao asked Xu Ping to drive the car away and park it elsewhere to listen to instructions.On the way here, Zhuang Yao saw a military license plate coming from the opposite lane. He guessed that today's dinner would take a while.

"Zhong Yao?"

Zhuang Yao's collateral names of the same generation all have the word "Zhong", which is his father's name.The banker is a prominent family, and everyone in the family knows how to sail carefully for ten thousand years.Therefore, Zhuang Yao seldom reveals his real name to others, and it is understandable that there is no such person.

The person who called Zhuang Yao was the second elder brother Zhuang Zhongyi.

"Second brother." Zhuang Yao nodded to him, turned his eyes and saw that he was holding two baskets of fruit in his hand, and said again: "Second brother should be more careful."

"It's me," Zhuang Zhongyi laughed, "Your second sister-in-law prepared it, so I don't have time to spare."

"Second sister-in-law isn't coming today?"

"Take the child to class, and come after class."

After a brief greeting, the two brothers fell into silence.In the family, because they are all businessmen, Zhuang Yao has a good relationship with his second brother.The two walked towards the house in silence all the way, and happened to meet their brother-in-law coming out to smoke.

"Here? We just arrived too. Go in first, your sister is here too."

The two walked around the screen door and screen wall, and saw Zhuang Zhong and Zhuang Zhongqi sitting in the inner courtyard chatting.

Although Zhuang Zhongqi has a boy's name, he was one of the most beauties in the courtyard when he was young.Now that he is getting older, his long hair is still shiny and shiny, making him look very young.

"Dad." Zhuang Yao greeted respectfully, then turned his head and called out, "Elder Sister."

"Let's eat when you come." Zhuang Zhongqi got up, supported Zhuang Zhong, and walked to the main hall.

The atmosphere at the table was really dull, the elder brother and his family didn't come, Zhuang Zhong didn't talk much, the second sister-in-law and younger nephew didn't come yet, the elder sister and elder brother-in-law occasionally whispered to each other, and Chen Zhen was busy eating.

"This meal is still delicious cooked by Aunt Chang." Zhuang Zhong also threw the half-eaten sweet and sour short ribs into the bone dish: "What is this cooking?"

When Zhuang Yao heard the word "Aunt Chang", his expression was as usual, and he continued to chopsticks.

Zhuang Zhong glanced at Zhuang Yao and asked, "What have you been up to lately?"

"It's nothing, a celebrity unilaterally terminated the contract a few days ago, and I'm busy dealing with it." Zhuang Yao replied sternly.

Zhuang Zhong didn't speak, and glanced at Chen Zhen, who had no choice but to put down his chopsticks, as if he was doing business: "When do you plan to get married?"

Zhuang Yao: "We'll get married when we meet the right one."

Zhuang Zhong was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, and Chen Zhen said: "There is no 'suitable' woman in your world."

"Dad, Zhongyao is almost forty, he knows it by himself." Zhuang Zhongqi smoothed things over for him.

Zhuang Yao knew that it was reasonable to be urged to marry this trip, but it was only a reminder to marry, there was no need to specially ask him to come back.Zhuang Yao looked at his elder sister and then at his second brother.I have a conclusion in my mind.

"Charity Gala?"

"Yes, I want to hold a party. I have already found the marketing, and I will definitely launch this new line at that time. Now..." Zhuang Zhongyi smiled: "This is almost to support the stage what?"

Zhuang Yao pursed his lips and thought, "Second brother, some of the stars you mentioned are no longer in Juheng."

Zhuang Yao is very personable as a boss. He understands the narrowness and one-sidedness of this circle, so he always leaves three points in his work.Some people seek change by flying alone, but he never makes things difficult.Even though many celebrities are no longer in Juheng, they still have a very close personal relationship with him.

"Second brother, how about having Juheng and your charity party collaborate? If we cooperate, we can invite some people to join us."

"That's a good idea." Zhuang Zhongyi said.

Zhuang Yao said with a smile: "It's just the things that were auctioned, so I won't show my things."

"Look at your stinginess." Zhuang Zhong also joked: "The person who gave Lan Ying's landscape painting to the high price in Hong Kong at the end of the year is your agent, right?"

"I use them for investment." Zhuang Yao said.

Of course Zhuang Zhong also knew.He himself is usually busy, and he also has a bidding manager.He happened to be in Hong Kong that time, and he felt familiar when he saw the agent, besides, landscape painting was indeed Zhuang Yao's orientation.That's why I asked this question.

"By the way, Zhongyao, do you recognize that Mu Ning? He seems to be an artist from your company?"

Zhuang Yao frowned slightly. He and Mu Ning had known each other for more than ten years, and he had never introduced Mu Ning to anyone in his family, so naturally he had not been exposed.Zhuang Yao felt a little strange, so he didn't answer directly: "Muning? Why are you asking him all of a sudden?"

"Duoduo likes him very much recently! I'm so fascinated. I said he is 30 years old. Why are you a teenage girl making fun of movies? This girl even started a fight with me, saying that he looks young and wants to marry He, tell me about these little fresh meats now..."

Dodo is Zhuang Zhongyi's favorite, otherwise, he wouldn't bother to tell Zhuang Yao.

"Muning has already terminated his contract with Juheng." Zhuang Yao said: "You ask Dodo if you like the group of the most popular TV dramas recently, such as Zhong Fangyuan, Zheng Duan, etc. I will invite them to come and accompany Dodo for dinner."

"What kind of show Dodo watched recently? It's a reality show. It's quite popular. I watched your second sister-in-law the other day. I really like Mu Ning..."

Zhuang Yao unconsciously opened his eyes wide: "The reality show..."Sleeping with the Enemy"?"

"Yes, this is the show!"